Happy World Wetlands Day! Wetlands support 40% of all species on earth, prevent flooding, capture more carbon than forests AND boost human well-being. Join us and Megan McCubbin as we celebrate these stress-busting super-habitats! #WorldWetlandsDay #WWD2024

📢Last call to sign up for the #BigWindermereSurvey on 18 February! Do you love #Windermere and have an interest in #WaterQuality? This is a #CitizenScience project and anyone can get involved💙 Find out more here 👇 fba.org.uk/volunteer/the-…

A great write up from the LIFE R4ever Kent team on last weeks 'Ripple Effect' conference 👇 r4everkent.co.uk/news/the-rippl… #LIFEAmplifiers

Are you a #DairyFarmer heading to Dairy-Tech tomorrow? 🐄 If you're interested in how good slurry management can benefit your farm come and see us. Our #CatchmentSensitiveFarming advisers will be on Stand E10 in Hall 2 to offer advice on your farm business. #DairyTech2024

Welcome to our new farm liaison officer👋 Hannah Towers will be working closely with the farming community around the Windermere catchment area. Look out and say hello! 🎧 Hear from her in our latest #podcast bit.ly/3wdgLjW 👀 Read her blog here: lovewindermere.co.uk/blogs/

We’ve been improving conditions for the fish & mussels that live along the River Irt by planting trees and installing fencing. 🦪💦🌱 Over time these trees will help stabilize the riverbank, improve habitat & reduce fine sediment run-off. 🤗

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is now live. 🏡 We worked with Defra UK to advise on policy and helped design a tool that enables developers to calculate their requirements. Learn more about this boost for #NatureRecovery at naturalengland.blog.gov.uk/2024/01/29/bio…

Biodiversity Net Gain is great news for England’s watercourses 🌊 Working with Defra UK and Natural England, we're using our expertise in the water environment to develop the watercourse element of the BNG metric. Together, we can make a difference for our environment 💚

We've recently added the presentations from the #RippleEffect conference to our website 👇 naturalcourse.co.uk/publications/

📢We're currently developing Greater Manchester's first plan for nature and would like to hear your views on priority actions for nature recovery across the city-region 💚 Share your thoughts here: gmconsult.org/environment-te… #GMGreenCity

The Fylde Hub used operational resources from key organisations to develop a cohesive understanding of the #Fylde catchment. Interested to find out what they learnt in their approach? naturalcourse.co.uk/uploads/2024/0…

Developing a clear understanding of future demand for offsite Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is essential to inform the introduction of mandatory BNG across Greater Manchester, and plan for the resources required to secure delivery. Read our summary report👇 naturalcourse.co.uk/uploads/2024/0…

GMCA is developing a Local Nature Recovery Strategy to set out local ambitions to help nature recover. To get the plan right for Greater Manchester, they would like to hear your views on priority actions for nature recovery for the city-region. gmconsult.org/environment-te…

Our team have recently been out at the Sondes sensors at sites around Lake Windermere. The solar-powered devices help to measure water quality in real time, allowing us to identify factors that can affect water quality to allow further action to take place. #LoveWindermere

Support our #PlasticFreeMersey programme & 2024 #GBSpringClean 📍26 March, River Irk around Hendham Vale 10am-1pm Meet: road entrance to Queen's Park, Queen's Road, Manchester Gloves & litter pickers provided. Wear strong shoes & clothing for the weather. #loveyourriverirk

#Partnerships are key to tackle the #BiodiversityCrisis Our #mussel #breeding and #reintroduction work is funded & supported by a range of fantastic people from Environment Agency, Natural England & @UnitedUtilities Read about it in our new paper 👇 mdpi.com/1424-2818/16/3…

Can you use Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) to deliver Water Framework Directive objectives? Our latest report looks at potential opportunities and interventions to improve water quality and quantity in 5 waterbodies in the Upper Mersey Catchment. naturalcourse.co.uk/uploads/2024/0…

⏰ One month until the #BigRiverWatch! Between 3rd-6th of May, we're inviting everyone in the UK and Ireland to spend just 15 minutes of their bank holiday weekend helping us gather crucial data on #river health. ➡️ theriverstrust.org/big-river-watch #stateofourrivers #togetherforrivers